CultureWorks is the parent company of NeueHouse (hospitality, co-working, events and F&B) and Fotografiska (the museum experience for the modern world).• Strategic adviser to CEO & BOD. Lead global finance team for high growth multi-site international company with multiple revenue streams operating in the hospitality industry.• Lead treasury, accounting, and FP&A including financial models, budgets, investor presentations, cash management. Led equity and debt financing and M&A transactions including divestiture of Fotografiska.• Led NeueHouse to profitability by improving operations, cost initiatives, lease restructuring

Private equity owned international education company, Avenues serves more than 3,000 students at campuses in New York, Brazil, China and online. Additional campus development efforts are underway in other leading global cities.• Strategic adviser to President and Board of Directors. Lead global finance team including Treasury, Strategy (M&A), Corporate Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis• Managed global annual budget, forecasting, valuation, analysis of operations. Managed capital structure including equity issuance, bank credit facility and debt financing. Executed CARES 5-year loan.• Responsible for global accounting (US, China and Brazil) including processes and controls, compliance with revenue recognition (Topic 606), annual audit and issuance of GAAP compliant financial statements.

Provided executive leadership, strategic direction and financial management in support of Amtrak’s Strategic Plan. Led corporate-wide finance team including Corporate Accounting, Treasury and Financial Planning & Analysis.• Managed corporate-wide restructuring effort to improve long term profitability, which led to Amtrak's best operating performance in history.• Managed financial planning and analysis including budgeting, forecasting, analysis of operations and reporting. • Led and managed $1.9 billion capital expenditure plan with CEO-chaired Investment Committee. Collaborate with Executive Leadership Team on strategic initiatives (including procurement of locomotives).• Oversight of accounting function including monthly reporting, issuance of GAAP compliant financial statements and annual audit.

Responsible for debt financing, cash management, investments, insurance programs, retirement plans, payment cards and grants administration.Planned new debt issuance for funding future programs; managed current lease and debt portfolio.Managed defined benefit and defined contribution plans with $1.5 billion in assets. Recommended funding and termination options for DB plan.Responsible for managing and renewing insurance programs for property, liability and management risk exposures.Managed short term cash investments of $1.5 billion.Managed annual payment card acceptance, fraud prevention and charge-backs.

Developed long term capital structure plan including targeted credit rating, dividend policy and share buyback. Managed debt financing, cash flow and earnings forecasting and overall liquidity for company. Managed bank and rating agency relationships; develop and implement risk management strategies. Reviewed quarterly earnings releases and SEC filings. Managed company’s defined benefit and defined contribution plans with over $15 billion in assets including strategy and funding decisions.

Managed corporate credit model used for financial projections, M&A and capital structure analysis. Negotiated pricing and syndication of credit facilities, acquisition-related debt tender and receivables securitization financing. Developed and executed share buyback program.

Led development of operating budget for North America and Cargo divisions. Identified revenue and cost drivers and developed regression models to predict operating income.Reviewed and evaluated capital expenditure requests; modeled cash flows, returns and risks.Provided analytical support while leading cross-functional teams for strategic and financial projects, including feasibility of new business initiatives and valuation of M&A targets.Developed corporate risk management strategy for hedging $1.5 billion of fuel expenses and $1.2 billion of foreign currency exposure.Planned, negotiated and executed capital market transactions, including structured financings and municipal bonds.